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1. Which one of the following is not a function of the Directorate ?
2. The most effective means of citizens-™ control over administration is-”
3. The Central Council of Local Government-”
4. Which of the following statements are true about Lokayukta in Rajasthan ?
5. In the past the man was first. In the future the system will be the first.- Who said it ?,Frederick Taylor ,Peter Drucker,Marshall Dimock ,Leonard White,b Rensis Likert-™s System I is characterised by-”,Supportive Leadership ,Low Motivation,Self Regulation ,Openness,b The basic premise of New Public Management is-”,Governments as the primary agent of all social action,Large governmental bureaucracies,More flexible and open governments,Paternal governments,c Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : List-I, Direct Authority,Delegated Authority, Functional Authority,Personal Authority List-II 1. Seniority 2. Unbroken line between Issuer and Acceptor 3. An Intermediate Agency between Issuer and Acceptor 4. Intrinsic by special knowledge Codes :1 2 3 4,2 1 4 3,2 3 4 1,1 3 2 4,c According to Mary Parker Follett - the principles of effective coordination are-”, Intellectual Ability,Continuity, Reciprocity,Mutual Consultationc Dwight Waldo in his book -˜The Administrative State-™ has attacked-”, Notion of Unchanging Principles of Administration, Human Emotions in Organization, Narrowness of Values of Economy and Efficiency, Inconsistencies in Methodology used in determining the principles,c Human Relations Theory believed that the people are-”,Economic Men,Homogeneous,Heterogeneous,Atomistic,c Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : List-I, Substantive Coordination,Internal Coordination, Horizontal Coordination,Procedural Coordination List-II 1. Between Units in the same level 2. Between different units within the organisation 3. Generalised description of the behaviour and relationship of the members of the organization 4. Content of the organization-™s activities ,4 2 1 3,1 4 2 3,3 4 1 2,2 1 3 4,a The linking process for interaction under systems approach does not include-”,Communication ,Delegation,Balance ,Decision Making,b Work division is the foundation of organization - indeed - the reason for organization.- Who said it ?
6. The Bills which can be introduced but cannot be considered without the prior recommendation of the President is-”
7. Which of the following theories focuses on informal organization and participative management ?
8. The techniques applied in performance appraisal in U.S.A. are-”
9. It transforms the representative democracy into participatory democracy.- This statement has a reference to-”,Parliamentary System of the Government ,Article 40 of the Constitution,73rd Constitutional Amendment ,74th Constitutional Amendment,c Which of the following is not a corporation form ?,Unit Trust of India ,Indian Oil Corporation,Food Corporation of India ,State Bank of India,b Which of the following statements are correct about the National Development Council ?, It symbolises a federal approach to planning., It was set up by a proposal of the Cabinet Secretariat in August 1952., It was reconstituted in 1968 on the recommendation of the Administrative Reforms Commission., The initiative to convene its meeting lies with the Planning Commission.,c For which form of Public Enterprise it is said that It is a child of the State which grows into maturity as soon as it is born- ?
10. A grant for meeting an unexpected demand is called-”
11. Who was the Chairman of the Comparative Administration Group 1963 ?
12. Which of the following is not a feature of U.S. personnel system ?
13. The U.S. President-™s principal staff agency in fiscal - legislative and administrative management is-”
14. The expectancy theory of motivation depends upon the employee-™s perception of the relationship between-”
15. An urban body in the modern sense was first established in the year-”
16. In USA the authority to regulate the formation and dissolution of Federal Departments is vested in-”
17. The body that examines the expenditure of the Departments and questions the propriety of these expenditures is-”
18. The Powers - Authority and Responsibilities of Panchayats in India are mentioned in the Article-”
19. Reappropriation is permissible only-”
20. It is not created by an act of State or Union Legislature-”
21. Audit of State Government Accounts is a-”
22. The conditions necessary to ensure that neutrality does not lead to a state of inertia and status-quo maintenance are-”
23. The functions performed by the then Secretary to the Governor-General before Independence are now performed by-”
24. Which of the following is not an informal training type ?
25. Grants from Centre to the States are regulated by the following Articles of the Constitution-”